Senate Bill S6947A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6947 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10408
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-ii, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3060
2021-2022: A5281
2023-2024: A4276

2017-S6947 - Summary

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program to provide expert, comprehensive, compassionate care to patients and training to support providers in health care facilities that do not have a designated sexual assault forensic examination program.

2017-S6947 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6947 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6947
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2805-ii to read as follows:
   §  2805-II.  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  FORENSIC  EXAMINATION TELEMEDICINE PILOT
 PROGRAM. 1. SAFE PILOT ESTABLISHMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A
 SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION (SAFE) TELEMEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM TO
 ASSIST  IN  PROVIDING  EXPERT,  COMPREHENSIVE,  COMPASSIONATE  CARE   TO
 PATIENTS  AND  TRAINING  TO  SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
 THAT DO NOT  HAVE  A  DESIGNATED  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  FORENSIC  EXAMINATION
 PROGRAM.    THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES, WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH  PILOT
 PROGRAM.  SUCH SAFE TELEMEDICINE PILOT SHALL:
   (A)  SUPPORT PATIENT CARE AND PROVIDE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INSTRUCTION
 AND SUPPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER ON A TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN  DAYS
 A  WEEK BASIS TO ANY VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE WHO PRESENTS AT A
 FACILITY PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PILOT FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL
 ASSAULT OR ABUSE, AND CONSENTS TO SUCH SERVICES;
   (B) HAVE PROFESSIONALS SPECIALLY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED AND CERTIFIED AS
 SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINERS TO SUPPORT  EMERGENCY  ROOM  STAFF  IN
 CARING FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE AND APPROPRIATELY SECURING
 FORENSIC EVIDENCE THROUGH LIVE AUDIO VIDEO TECHNOLOGY;
   (C)  OFFER  TO  PROVIDE  SUPPORT  THROUGH TELEMEDICINE TO NO LESS THAN
 FORTY-SIX HOSPITALS WITHOUT A SAFE PROGRAM UPON THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING ALL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS IN
 RURAL AND/OR UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13688-02-7
              

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2017-S6947A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10408
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2805-ii, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3060
2021-2022: A5281
2023-2024: A4276

2017-S6947A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program to provide expert, comprehensive, compassionate care to patients and training to support providers in health care facilities that do not have a designated sexual assault forensic examination program.

2017-S6947A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6947A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6947--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HANNON, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, VALESKY -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Rules  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee  and
   committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
   sexual assault forensic examination telemedicine pilot program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2805-ii to read as follows:
   § 2805-II. SEXUAL  ASSAULT  FORENSIC  EXAMINATION  TELEMEDICINE  PILOT
 PROGRAM. 1. SAFE PILOT ESTABLISHMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A
 SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION (SAFE) TELEMEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM TO
 ASSIST  IN  PROVIDING EXPERT, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ADULT
 AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN HEALTH CARE
 FACILITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A DESIGNATED SEXUAL ASSAULT  FORENSIC  EXAM-
 INATION  PROGRAM.    THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIVISION OF
 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF
 SUCH PILOT PROGRAM.  SUCH SAFE TELEMEDICINE PILOT SHALL:
   (A)  SUPPORT PATIENT CARE AND PROVIDE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INSTRUCTION
 AND SUPPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER ON A TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN  DAYS
 A  WEEK BASIS TO ANY VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE WHO PRESENTS AT A
 FACILITY PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PILOT FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL
 ASSAULT OR ABUSE, AND CONSENTS TO SUCH SERVICES;
   (B) HAVE PROFESSIONALS SPECIALLY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED AND CERTIFIED AS
 SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINERS TO SUPPORT  EMERGENCY  ROOM  STAFF  IN
 CARING FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE AND APPROPRIATELY SECURING
 FORENSIC EVIDENCE THROUGH LIVE AUDIO VIDEO TECHNOLOGY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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